Secretory Cells
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Curtis, Lersten, and Nowak 2002 rev. 2015
Pine (
Pinus
) stem cross section with tannin cells in phloem.
Grape (
Vitis
) wood crystal cells.
Populus grandidentata
(big-tooth aspen) extrafloral nectary with phloem strands extending to palisade-like secretory surface.
Populus deltoides
(cottonwood) leaf oil cell.
Peltophorum dasyrrachis leaf torn to show scattered oil cells (SEM).
Peltophorum dasyrrhachis
mesophyll after idioblast has been removed (SEM).
Caesalpinia
leaf torn at vein level to show mesophyll idioblasts (SEM).
Caesalpinia velutina
leaf internal idioblasts (SEM).
Internal idioblast in
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
leaf (SEM).
Caesalpinia
idioblast in contact with spongy mesophyll (SEM).
Caesalpinia
idioblast in contact with spongy mesophyll (SEM).
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
abaxial idioblast showing remnants of epidermal contacts: five central and one (or two) peripheral on the right (SEM).
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
adaxial leaflet interior showing pegs to the idioblast
Nesogordonia pachyneura
idioblasts (SEM).
Nesogordonia pachyneura
leaf cross section (SEM).
Nesogordonia pachyneura
leaf cross section with idioblasts (SEM).
Nesogordonia pachyneura
leaf cross section with idioblasts (SEM).
Dombeya ankarafantsikae
leaf adaxial surface (SEM).
Dombeya ankarafantsikae
leaf cross section with idioblasts (SEM).